Sewing skills thought lost to past generations are being reborn as part of a city project to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Young women in West Belfast are threading needles and learning how to ‘cast on’ as they upcycle clothes that previously may have gone in the bin or off to the charity shop.
And the project, run by the Active Communities Network, is hoped to have a positive impact on the environment too as it pushes back against a ‘fast fashion’ ethos that sees huge resources poured into a constant demand for the latest trends.
